Scientific Name	Remora osteochir   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1829)	Depth	0 - 50M
Chinese	大盤短印魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮣科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F363　Echeneidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	大盤短鮣
Max Length	40 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	菱小判、印仔魚
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Martinique
Synonyms	Echeneis jacobaea, Echeneis megalodiscus, Echeneis osteochir, Echeneis osteochire, Echeneis pediculus, Echeneis tetrapturorum, Rhombochirus osteochir
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Gudger, E.W. 1928 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0060400. ASIZP0062578. ASIZP0062580. ASIZP0065800. ASIZP0065924. ASIZP0066223. ASIZP0066237. ASIZP0074000. ASIZP0800708. ASIZP0800992. ASIZP0800993. ASIZP0800994. ASIZP0900406. ASIZP0900408. ASIZP0910708. ASIZP0910992. ASIZP0910993. ASIZP0910994. FRIP01340. FRIP03305. NMMSTP00262. NTUM02339. NTUM04364.
Barcode	2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Sailfishsucker; Marlinsucker; Marlin sucker; Hardfin marlinsucker
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body not elongate, its depth contained 5 to 8 times in standard length. Jaws broad, the lower projecting beyond the upper. First dorsal fin replaced by a transversal, laminated, oval cephalic disc with 15 to 19 laminae, posterior end of sucking disc behind posterior end of pectoral fin; second dorsal fin and anal fin long, lacking spines, the dorsal fin with 20 to 26 and anal fin with 20 to 25 soft rays; pectoral fins rounded; caudal fin forked in young, becoming truncatein adults. Total gill rakers on first gill arch 11 to 17. Body and fins uniformly blackish-grey.
habitats	Oceanic species with a strong preference for marlins and sailfish as hosts, but may occasionally cling to other large fishes. Attaches to the body or gill chamber of the host.
Distribution	Worldwide in warm and temperate seas. It is common in waters around Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.